Model and Results of Internship in Local Industry 1. Cutter Machine

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3. Model and Results of Internship in Local Industry

Model of industry internship in local industries was developed in two industries: UPT Logam in Yogyakarta and UD RekayasaWangdi in Sleman. Three groups of student internship took part in this model. They did this internship model for two months in these industries. Then in the nest semester they took Final Project Course for one semester to continue working in the groups to manufacture what they had designed during the internship. In other this internship model is call an integrated internship model, where Final Project Course is initiated during the implementation of industry internship program. The students implemented four-stage: a pre-placement, b initiation, c working, and d termination. They did pre- placement stage by identifying, investigating, interviewing and determining alocal industry as an internship placement site with input from the potential internship supervisor and academic instructor. After a mutual decision is agreed upon, pre- placement activities include setting a work schedule, continuing contact with the future internship supervisor, rearranging personal schedules. In the initiation stage, the studentsdidorientation program for two weeks. They observed process of production andtried to find out the real problems in the industries under supervision.Then, during the working stage, the studentsworkedin groups as regular workers to design and manufacture a machine. The students spent this stage for six weeks. In the termination stage, the students completed the tasks and wrote a report of the internship. Products of the integrated internships model were three machines designed by the internship students. These machine were cutter machine, slondokmolding machine and sifter machine.

3. 1. Cutter Machine

The students who did the internship inUPT Logam Yogyakarta designed a cutter machine Fig. 1.This machine is used in finishing process. Traditionally after the casting process, workers cut the pouring line of casting by using a handsaw. To cut one piece of part, it took for about 10 minutes and very exhausting. The machine is operated manually. In one minute, it can cut 12 pieces. Figure 1. Cutter Machine

3. 2. SlondokMoulding Machine